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Electronic music buffs get an especially architectured concert hall! Check out concert hall specialists Herault Arnod Architects' design for La Belle électrique in Grenoble city, France

The Musical Theatre and the Exhibition Hall in Rhike Park by Studio Fuksas is a modern structure inserted in the urban fabric of old town Tbilisi. Sitting on a 2.5 acre plot, the structure is sure to take your breath away! Read on to know more here...

Since the financial crisis of 2008, one of the most revealing spectacles has been the parade of financial elites who petulantly insist that they are the victims of societal hostility:  political officials heap too much blame on them, public policy burdens them so unfairly, the public resents them, and -- most amazingly of all -- President Obama is a radical egalitarian who is unprecedentedly hostile to business interests.  One particularly illustrative example was the whiny little multi-millionaire hedge fund manager (and CNBC contributor), Anthony Scaramucci, who stood up at an October, 201o, town hall meeting and demanded to know:  "when are we going to stop whacking at the Wall Street pinata?" The Weekly Standard now has a very lengthy defense of -- including rare interviews with -- Charles and David Koch, the libertarian billionaires who fund everything from right-wing economic policy, union-busting, and anti-climate-change advocacy to civil liberties and liberalized social policies -- though far more the former goals than the latter.  In this article one finds the purest and most instructive expression of billionaire self-pity that I think I've ever seen -- one that is as self-absorbed and detached from reality as it destructive.  It's really worth examining their revealed mindset to see how those who wield the greatest financial power (and thus the greatest political power) think of themselves and those who are outside of their class.

Glenn Greenwald studied law and spent ten years as a litigator in federal and state courts across the country. Now he's a big two-fisted progressive blogger and columnist for Salon.com. And he's out with a blistering critique of what has happened to American law. We've stopped applying it to everyone, says Greenwald. We've carved out an exemption for Americans in the halls of power. We've created what Greenwald calls a "lawless elite" that is running roughshod over our economy and national policy. Over American law. This hour On Point: Glenn Greenwald, and liberty and justice for some.

The new City hall building in Buenos Aires is a climate responsive approach to design. Check it out here and leave us your views...

Mecanoo Architects underline the cultural and historical ethos of the scenic Delft region in South Holland with their design for the Delft city hall and train station. Check it out here…

Restored to its former glory by Somaya & Kalappa Consultants, Seva Sadan Society's Malabari Hall now stands as a proud cultural landmark in Mumbai, front-lining the organisation's women empowerment movement.